Mount Maunganui Surf Break

Lat Long: 37.63° S 176.18° E

Mount Maunganui 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 5 pm 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Mount Maunganui sea temperature is
14.3° C
0.6° 

Mount Maunganui surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Mount Maunganui today (25 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with N swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 11s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Mount Maunganui at 12AM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a North-northwest direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 05:00pm July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (NZST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Afternoon (25 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)11s
Evening (25 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)11s

Table - waves today at Mount Maunganui. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 4°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, calm by Sun afternoon).

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
9
0.6
E
9
1.2
N
6
1.4
NNW
6
1.4
NNW
7
1.1
N
7
1.1
N
7
1
N
8
0.7
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.2
E
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
39
56
88
160
197
127
131
123
121
88
62
58
57
36
35
35
33
19
14
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
20
WNW
15
WNW
30
W
35
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
SW
20
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:24PM1.55m
3:30AM1.55m
4:21PM1.54m
4:23AM1.51m
5:19PM1.56m
Low Tide
9:25PM0.49m
9:51AM0.40m
10:21PM0.52m
10:46AM0.41m
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:21
5:22
5:22
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
14
13
12
12
11
10
11
11
10
10
10
9
7
9
12
13
11
8
Feels °C
11
11
10
9
9
8
6
6
4
2
3
4
4
4
6
9
11
7
3
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